Explain Commands

This page provides reference information for the explain-related commands in Databend.

Commands Overview

Command	Use Case
EXPLAIN	Understanding query structure and optimization
EXPLAIN ANALYZE	Performance analysis with runtime statistics
EXPLAIN ANALYZE GRAPHICAL	Visual performance analysis (BendSQL only)
EXPLAIN AST	SQL parsing and syntax analysis
EXPLAIN PERF	Query performance profiling (BendSQL only)
EXPLAIN RAW	Internal query processing analysis
EXPLAIN SYNTAX	SQL code formatting and standardization